A recent article in an alternative newspaper cleverly gave false impressions of inappropriate behavior because of its misleading innuendo, incorrectly implying that Professor George Rekers used the Rentboy website to hire a prostitute to accompany him on a recent trip. Contrary to Internet stories based on this slanderous article, following medical advice Professor George Rekers requires an assistant to lift his luggage in his travels because of an ongoing condition following surgery. His family, local friends, and even another university professor colleague have offered to accompany him on trips to assist him in his travel. Dr. Rekers found his recent travel assistant by interviewing different people who might be able to help, and did not even find out about his travel assistant’s Internet advertisements offering prostitution activity until after the trip was in progress. There was nothing inappropriate with this relationship. Professor Rekers was not involved in any illegal or sexual behavior with his travel assistant. [emphasis in original]

The new part is in bold.

Ya know, if I were, say, a straight married 61 year-old anti-gay activist who unexpectedly discovered that my 20 year old traveling companion was a gay prostitute, and If I were questioned about why I was traveling with the young man, I would probably respond immediately with the facts that led to my association with him. And they would likely not be nonsensical.

I’d say, “he’s the son of my colleague” or “we used to be neighbors” or something that showed the basis of the relationship. Because, at this point, it’s pretty hard to backtrack from “I evangelize to gay prostitutes” and end up with the rather vague “I interviewed different people”.

Unless, of course, that is the the prelude to further revelations about other young men who interviewed for the position.

Think about it, if you’re a sex worker, are you really going to just do manual labor for a reasonable rate? Not likely. Not when you could make that much money in one or two night and not have to leave the country.

I doubt whatever price Geo charged him would’ve been the going rate for a luggage assistant.

I saw in a different article that they both confirmed they met on rentboy.com. If the title didn’t clue him in to what kind of business dealings go down at that site(it’s not exactly CareerBuilder) the profile including scantilly clad Geo and lots of intimate details about his anatomy and sex life should’ve been a giant red flag.

First, one the day this story broke, Geo (who was being called “Lucien”) stated that he did not advertise anywhere else but Rentboy.com and he further stated that Rekers did know that.

Second, I find it extremely odd that there has been no discussion of Mrs. Rekers. He has a wife, who is Biblically designated as his “help mate”. Why didn’t she go with him? And at the very least, why doesn’t he say why his wife wouldn’t be a suitable companion for a trip to Bermuda?

Third, I have never in my life heard of anyone hiring a person for a 24-hour a day travel companion just because they have some difficulty lifting luggage. You lift your luggage a few times going to and from the airport and the hotel. At each of these locations, there is usually someone who can help you for a small tip or for free. It is inconceivable that you would pay for Geo’s international air travel, hotel, and his “rate” just to get a few minutes of lifting services. If he were disabled and in need of round the clock care, he would hire an RN or similar professional. It just makes no sense.

Oh, one other thought. He has a 20-year old adopted son, who is now in college. (Gays are unfit to adopt, but Rekers is not.)

College is out in a week or two. Why wouldn’t he have his healthy young son come with him on this mysterious trip to Bermuda, since his wife couldn’t go with him? Why hire an expensive 20-year old “assistant” when you have a 20-year old son who is out of school and would probably love to go to Bermuda?

I suspect the ‘rationale’ will get even more bizarre as his life continues to unravel and spin out of control.

Poor bastard!

I swing from being amuzed to being saddened (on so many levels) with this story. When the ulta-right, self-righteous go down in flames, they do it in such as dramatic way – not surprising, given that they have worked so hard to protect their ‘reality’ with illogical ‘arguements’.

In this case, Reker’s entire life has been one huge construct to deny what he is… gay (at least from where I’m sitting, that seems obvious). When he does crash and burn, it won’t be pretty.

I wonder how fast his fellow bigots will distance themselves from him. That will be his real undoing……

Wayne Besen makes a good point that if they DIDN’T have sex, it’s even more creepy. Rekers has several young sons, what about them? Is he divorced? If so, why did he think depriving his sons of a mother was healthy (according to FRC talking points).

Anyone who’s traveled knows the whole notion is insane. If you need someone to occasionally pick up some luggage, you don’t hire a 24/7 young man to sleep in your room. I would love to hear Rekers in a live interview try to explain his reasoning. He was perusing a X-rated site looking at all the characteristics: penis size, musculature, anal permissions, etc. Who does that to look for a luggage assistant?

Reker’s rentboy confirmed that they met through rentboy.com and Reker’s himself admitted this initially before he decided the truth was a mistake and he’d better come up with a lie to cover his ass. “not enough” is a concern troll who’s been going to various gay blogs trying to deny the obvious fact that Rekers knowingly hired a gay prostitute.

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